Ram selection
Just on a whim, stopped a few days ago and checked out the new Rams. Really nice. I'm a tad confused about the differences between the Tradesman, SLT's, Laramies, and Bighorns. Is it mostly just ho...
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camp-n-family wrote:
The diesels hold decent value, Hemi not so much. For a truck that stickered at $79k (yes we get raped in Canada) I had to fight to get them up to $39k trade value after less than 1 year. And that included the tax savings. I paid $25k for my used Tundra. Had it for 7 years and put 120k on it and still got $19k for it. My local dealer has a "special sales event" next week. Not interested in trading into another Ram but I'm going to see what they'll offer for mine now.
That's $57k US. For a gas truck? Good lord.
That said, any of the heavy duty gas trucks are going to struggle with resale value. I initially shopped used trucks last year before I decided to buy new and it became evident quickly that the values were either gas or 6.0/6.4 Ford diesels. The Cummins and Duramax used trucks were substantially more expensive. The newer 6.7 Powerstrokes seemed to do a little better than the older Fords too.
Cummins resale value is the reason I ended up buying new. I paid $39k for the truck in my sig with a $51k sticker. Lightly used models were more expensive.
